Monday, May 12, 2008

Am I talking too loud?

Is my voice very loud? I always got feedback saying that my voice is very loud. Some of them even say that I'm too noisy. :(

Let me tell you why my voice is so loud... I din intend it to b loud also de...
1. I grew up in kopitiam. My grandparents used to own a kopitiam. After they retired, my parents took it over. You know la, in those traditional kopitiam, where got people talk softly one. All the uncles, even aunties would be raising their voices to discuss things that are happening in the country and the town. But I like this kind of atmosphere, very warm. (blaming growing up environment)
2. The kopitiam is actually just next to my old house. And there is actually a small door that is connected this two house. So there are time when my mum or dad is in the kopitiam, my brothers and I would b at our house. Then we will just talk and communicate like that. Since we need to make sure that we hear each other, we would need to speak loudly right? (Blaming why the kopitiam and house are jz next to each other.)
3. My grandparents has 20 over grandchildren all together. We cant expect children to be too quiet right. They should be very vibrant, active and playing all around right. So when we are all together, how do u expect us to be quiet. Surely we would be playing around and making a lot of noise de la, agree right... (Blaming cousins)
4. My mum have all together 9 siblings. They have a culture whereby every afternoon, they plus their wives and husbands (those that free lal), would sit together to drink coffee and chit chat. So plus some of my cousins and I, we would have about 10+ people sitting together and chit chat. So so many people we would need to talk louder so that those that sit at the other end would hear us right? (Blaming big family...)
5. I was prefect when i was in my primary school and secondary school. So to make sure that I'm a responsible prefect, a lot of time i would need to talk loudly to control the situation mah. If not because of my loud voice, a lot of time the school wold be very chaos, you know.
(Blaming why the school wana choose me as prefect..)
6. I was fr convent school (Primary + Form1-5), and all my friends talk very loud. If you have met my friends or my current housemates, then you would be wondering why all these people talk so loud geh... Not only me hor... Throughout my life, my class always kena complained that we are very noisy. Not because of me alone ho, I don have this ability to make my class to well-known by my own strength, ok. 80% of us are noisy and talk loudly. Like this baru like one family ma. We have come to the point, where there was times that we went to mamak and kena complained by another table. Hhahaaa... In mamak stall pun kena complained. And there was one time when my friends and I were talking in her room, her mum said that how come only two of us are talking but the voice is like 10 people are talking geh... HAhhaaa (Blaming friends...)
7. God put me and raise me up in these environments sure got His purpose. If I dont utilise it, then next time when God need it, how? After all, is there any bible verse saying that girls should not talk loudly?? Don't you think I'm very unique?? Hahhahaaa (Blaming God??)

So, you see. It is not my fault right... So don't keep feedback me i'm very noisy leh... And then don judge that girls that talk loudly is not gentle leh... So hurting... Hahhahaaa...
Ok, many of u must be saying-Joyce, you and your excuses. Don b like that la, there are time I'm quiet also de, eg when I'm sleeping and eating. Why u dun see it leh... HAhahhaa...

Ok la... Try to change lo...

2 comments:

Terry Lau said...

Hmm.. i guess I'm already use to your "loudness" ... anyway, I prefer a Joyce who is loud rather than a Joyce who is soft... because then she wouldn't be Joyce! For sure won't be used to a timid, quiet, shy and passive Joyce... so continue to be yourself ... and can also change a bit to accommodate others. Cheers...

Joleen said...

wuahahhhahahah so funny ler u

yaya i agree with you that gals in convent usually are "loud"

i was from convent.. actually horrr

i get use to ta gals who are loud. not use to those who are quiet.. XD

continue to be "loud" haha